Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Cheng Yen Lo opened to 5,000 on the hijack, followed by a 15,000 three bet from Kyungmin Lee behind. Charles Pansoy on the big blind, and Lo came along on flop 3♦ 7♦ 6♥ , where Lee bet 25,000. Both continued to turn K♦ , checked by all three. Action on river 6♠ was checked to Lee once more, who bet 38,500. Pansoy folded, but Lo raised all-in for 191,000. Lee put in the call with A♣ A♥ , and booked the loss as Lo flipped over the nut flush A♦ J♦ .

Lee survived the damaged but is crippled down to 2 BB, while Lo shot up to the lead with a towering 500K chip stack.

Kyungmin Lee defended his cutoff open and called a 12,000 three bet from Shiina Okamoto on the small blind. On board 7♠ 4♠ 4♣ Q♦ , Okamoto double barreled 8,000 and 9,500, with Lee putting a 20,000 raise by the turn. Okamoto raised all-in for 39,000 total, snap called by Lee.

Okamoto K♠ K♣

Lee A♦ 4♦

Drawing to two outs, no king arrived on river 7♣ , sending Okamoto to the rails.

Korea Poker Cup Main Event players are off to a 30-minute break, with registration deemed to close right before the start of Level 10. Quan Jin currently holds down the lead, with a chip count of nearly three times the average stack over the remaining 97-player field.

Day 1B is set to close following three more levels, with action wrapping up by the end of Level 12.